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Lead: On Nov. 16, 2025, Sunday Night Football pitched the Detroit Lions against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in a primetime Week 11 matchup (kickoff 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC). The game featured early defensive impact, injury developments and volatile weather reports that affected kicking conditions. Detroit arrived as one of the NFL’s … Read more
Lead: Republican congressman Thomas Massie warned this week that President Donald Trump’s order to review alleged ties between Democrats and Jeffrey Epstein could be a last-ditch effort to prevent full public disclosure of government-held Epstein files. Massie and Democratic representative Ro Khanna lead a bipartisan push for releasing all relevant records, and both flagged fresh … Read more
Japan’s economy shrank 0.4% in the quarter ending September compared with the prior three months, a smaller decline than economists had forecast. On an annualized basis the third-quarter fall was 1.8%, also milder than the 2.5% contraction analysts expected. The moderation reflected a mix of public spending gains and a slight uptick in private consumption, … Read more
Lead Tina Knowles publicly honored Sydney Hardeman after the 25-year-old fan’s death, offering condolences to family, friends and members of the Beyhive. The tribute came as news circulated that Hardeman died on November 8, 2025; TMZ reported the story on November 16, 2025. Hardeman, who first went viral in 2019 for her reaction to Beyoncé … Read more
Lead: Justin Bieber, 31, hurt his ribs after falling from an Onewheel electric skateboard during a multi‑hour Twitch livestream in mid‑November 2025. The singer described sharp rib pain that makes singing and laughing difficult, yet he still completed a live rehearsal for the 2026 Coachella Music Festival. The episode was first reported in a Nov. … Read more
Lead Over the weekend the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group entered the Caribbean Sea to support Operation Southern Spear, U.S. Southern Command said. The carrier arrived with roughly 4,000 sailors and “dozens” of aircraft aboard its flight deck. The deployment coincides with stepped-up U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who faces U.S. … Read more
Lead: On Sunday at Huntington Bank Field, Shedeur Sanders entered his first regular-season NFL action after starter Dillon Gabriel left with a concussion, but the Cleveland Browns lost 23-16 to the Baltimore Ravens. Sanders completed 4 of 16 passes for 47 yards, threw an interception and absorbed two sacks while the Browns surrendered a second-half … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Highmark Stadium the Buffalo Bills beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 44-32 as Josh Allen produced six total touchdowns to carry Buffalo past a resilient Tampa Bay attack. Allen overcame two first-half interceptions to finish 19-of-30 for 317 yards, three passing TDs and three rushing TDs. Tampa Bay leaned … Read more
On Sunday at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland Browns starter Dillon Gabriel left the game in the first half with an apparent concussion and did not return, paving the way for rookie backup Shedeur Sanders to take his first regular-season NFL snaps. Gabriel completed 7 of 10 passes for 68 yards before the injury; the Browns … Read more
Lead: Josh Allen became the first NFL player to record two games with three passing and three rushing touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 44-32 on Sunday. The Bills improved to 7-3 after Allen’s rugged nine-yard touchdown run with 2:35 left sealed the victory in a game that featured nine lead … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 16, 2025 in Denver, a pivotal Week 11 AFC West matchup between the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos (8-2) and the Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) unfolded with big playoff implications. By halftime the game was deadlocked 6-6 after both teams settled for field goals amid strong defensive displays and missed offensive chances. Key … Read more
Lead In East Rutherford on Sunday, the Green Bay Packers eked out a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, snapping a two-game skid and moving to 6-3-1. The game featured turnovers, missed kicks, injuries and a late go-ahead touchdown by Christian Watson with about four minutes remaining. Backup plays — notably … Read more
Lead: Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria, identified by Ecuadorian authorities as the leader of the Los Lobos trafficking group, was arrested in Málaga in an operation that involved Spanish police and Ecuadorian officials. Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa and interior minister John Reimberg say Chavarria had faked his death, assumed a new identity and continued to direct criminal … Read more
Lead On Nov. 16, 2025, Chile held a presidential and legislative election in Santiago and nationwide that appears to have favored hard-right forces amid widespread voter anxiety about crime and immigration. No candidate cleared the 50% threshold, making a runoff likely for Dec. 14, 2025. This was the first presidential contest under mandatory voting and … Read more
The U.S. military on Saturday struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that authorities said was carrying narcotics, killing three people, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on November 16, 2025. SOUTHCOM described the target as a craft run by what it called “a Designated Terrorist Organization,” and said the boat was transiting a known drug-trafficking … Read more
